Federal Court releases interim map for Texas House, Senate

A panel of three federal judges released their much-anticipated proposed interim redistricting plans for the Texas House and Texas late Thursday afternoon, restoring much of Sen. Wendy Davis’ senate district.

“They did what was speculated, that was the logical thing to do, it [is] a least changed map,” said Democratic redistricting expert Matt Angle. He said that the court’s changes would make the district a toss-up seat that both parties could compete for.

The Fort Worth Democrat’s district was the only Senate district that saw its partisan and racial make-up substantially altered in the Senate, changing it from a toss-up district that Democrats had recently won into a solidly Republican district.

Davis’ spokesman said the senator hasn’t had a chance to review the map yet.